Senior Software Requirements Engineer (Medical Devices)

Abbott; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Senior Software Requirements Engineer to plan, elicit, create, and maintain high-quality software requirements for medical device software at the Sylmar facility in California. The role collaborates with systems engineering, software, verification, and clinical stakeholders to ensure requirements account for development, verification, and clinical aspects.

You will resolve tasks independently, applying technical and clinical knowledge, ensuring effective, efficient, and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience managing system, software, firmware, or related requirements.
• Strong ability to elicit, analyze, and document requirements with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Clear communication of complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Create, define, and maintain formal subsystem‑level software requirements.
• Analyze system requirements, user needs, and designs; collaborate to gather, refine, and validate requirements.
• Take ownership of features or updates, plan work, coordinate with team, and communicate progress.
• Lead and contribute to technical discussions and design reviews.
• Support investigation of proposed new features by assessing risk, complexity, and effort.
• Develop deep subject‑matter expertise in assigned areas to support development and verification teams.

Skills

Requirements Management

Requirements Elicitation

Clear Communication

Stakeholder Collaboration

Self-Direction

Detail Orientation

Learning & Knowledge Sharing

Conceptual Understanding

Medical Devices domain

Tools

IBM DOORS

Job description

Abbott is seeking a Senior Software Requirements Engineer to plan, elicit, create, and maintain high-quality software requirements for medical device software at the Sylmar facility in California. The role collaborates with systems engineering, software, verification, and clinical stakeholders to ensure requirements account for development, verification, and clinical aspects.

You will resolve tasks independently, applying technical and clinical knowledge, ensuring effective, efficient, and